Storm-curtain for buggies.



No. 709,026. Patented Sept. I6, |902.

B. S. D. S. MARTIN.

STORM CURTAlN FR BUGGIES.

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UNITED 1STATES PATENT Prion.

BERNARD S. D. S. MARTIN, OF MCPI-IERSON, KANSAS.

STORM-CURTAIN FOR BUGGIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 709,026, datedSeptember 16, 1902.

Application filed February 19, 1902. Serial No. 94,707. (No model.)

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Be it, known that I, BERNARD S. D. S. MAR- TIN, a subject'of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at McPherson, in the count-y of Mc- Pherson andState of Kansas, have invent ed certain new and useful Improvements inStorm-Curtains for Buggies, of which the fol lowing is a full andcomplete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art towhich itappertainsto make and use the same.

The object 'of this invention is to provide an improved storm curtain orcurtains for a buggy or similar vehicle and improved means forconnecting the curtain or curtainswith the buggy or vehicle; and withthis and other objects in View the imrcntionfconsisrs in a storm curtainor curtains and means for connestingr the same with a buggy constructedas hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specication, in which the separateparts ot my improvement are designated by the same reference charactersin each of the views, Fieure l is a view of the top of a buggy with onepart of my improved curtain in position, the other being,T removed;Figj, a side view thereof, showing.,r one of the parts for holding thecurtain in a different position; Fig. 3, afrontI view of a detail of theconstruction, part ot' which is shown in dotted lines; Fig. 4, a view atright angles to Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a front view of another detail of theconstruction, showing one of the side supports of the curtain or a partthereof; Fig. 6, a side view of an attaching screw or support andshowinga part of the buggy-hood in dotted lines; Fig. 7, a side view ofa part ofthe top of a bugs Tand showing, on an enlarged scale, one ofthe side attachments of the curtain; and Fig. 8 aside View of anotherdetail ofthe construction.

In the practice of my invention I provide a storm-curtain which consistsof two separate similar parts, and in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings Ihave shown a buggy body orbed o., provided with the usual hood b andwith a dashboard c, and in the practice of my invention I connect withthe top front portion of the hood two rotatablerods d, one of which isshown in full lines and the other in dotted lines in Fig. l, and each ofthese rods is provided at its outer end with a downwardly-directed endmember or arm d2. In connecting the rods CZ with the hood of the buggy Iemploy a central bracket e, a front View of which is given in, Fig. 3and a side view in Fie. 4., and this bracket is angular in form and issecured to the hood, as shown at e2 in Fir. 4, and in the angle of thisbracket is a central piece f, having end socketsfz, into which the endsof the rods d are passed, and at the opposite sides of the bracket e Ient ploy eye-sc rews g, which are open at one side, as shown at g2, andthe rods d. are notched, so as to be passed into the eyes g3, and whenthus passed into said eyes and turned they will remain therein, and saideye-screws are screwed into the front top portion of the hood, asindicated in Fig. G. I have also shown at?)g the front side rods of abuggy-hood, and these side rods b2 are provided near their upper endswith sleeves or bearings 71 and at each side are employed rods h2,provided at their upper ends withinwardlyanddownwardlydirecled members77.3, which are pivotally connected with the parts d2 of the rods d ath4 and which are provided at their lower ends with horizontal heads h5,through which are passed screws or other devices h, which bear on or arepivoted in the sleeves or bearings 7L. The rods h2 are composed of twoparts connected by a sleeve hl, and the connection between the separateparts of the rods h2 and the sleeve k7 are preferably made by means ofbayonetjoints, as shown in Fig. 8. "he lower ends of the bottom membersof the rods h2 are provided each with a head hs, having a slot h,adapted to fit over a corresponding pin t', one of which is employed ateach side of the buggy-body and which forms an attachment for the saidrods b2 of the buggy-hood, and connected with said lower end of saidside rods h2 are hooks ft2, which are adapted to enthe top of thedashboard c, and these hooks arefree to swing on the rods h2.

Secured to the front of the bed or body of the buggy is a bracket orsupportj, having,r a central upwardly-directed memberjz, provided withmain laterally-directed springarmsj8 and above which are smaller orsupplemental laterally-directed spring-arms j4, and theupwardly-directed memberj isalso adapted to support a whip-socketk, asclearly shown in Fig. l.

As hereinbefore stated, rnyimproved stormcurtain consists of two similarparts, which in the drawings are designated by the referfull and partlyin dotted lines.

ence character m, and in practice the edges l connected with the endmembers of the roof these separate parts of the curtain are preferablyfolded over the rods d and 7t-and are secured thereto in any desiredmanner, and said parts of the curtain are buttoned at their uppercorners to the bracket or support e by means of a button e3, and saidseparate parts of the curtain are also provided at their lower ends withspiral springs or similar fastening devices m2, m3, and m4, connected,respectively, with the spring-armsjandj3 and with the sides of thebodyof the buggy, all as indicated in Figs. l and 2. The springconnecting device m4 of each curtain is connected with thelower rearcorner thereof and is designed to hold the curtain closed,and in Fig. 2of the drawings I have shown one of the rods h2 swung outwardly, so asto permit a party to enter the buggy or leave the same, and in thisfigure that part of the curtain which is in practice connected with therod h2 which is swung outwardly is not shown, the other part of thecurtain being shown partly in When one side of the curtain is swungoutwardly in order to permit a party to enter or leave the buggy, therod h"2 is lifted and detached from the pin t' and the lower end thereofis swung outwardly and the hook i2 connected with the top of thedashboard, after which the side rod h2 may be swung backwardly againinto the position shown in Fig. 7, and as thus constructed it will beseen that my improved storm-curtain securely closes when in position theentire frontspacc of the buggy-hood. The rods CZ are free to turn intheir supports, and the rods h2 may be lifted and swung outwardly and`lifted and swung backwardly whenever desired, or either of said rodsmay be so manipulated, and my invention is not limited to the meansherein described for supporting the rods d or the rods h2, and anysuitable construction may be employed for this purpose, the only objectin this connection being to provide devices which will permit of themanipulation of the rods h2, as hcreinbefore described. Each member ofthe storm-curtain is also provided with a transparent panel n and withan opening a2, closed by a flap, through which the lines may be passed.In practice I may also connect the separate parts of the curtain withthe corresponding rods d and h2 in any desired manner, and I prefer tomake this connection so that the rods h2 and d may be taken off with thecurtain and folded up and placed under the buggy-seat when not in use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The herein described supports for a storm-curtain of a buggycomprising rotatable rods detachably connected with the front of the topof the hood of a buggy and provided with downwardly-directed endmembers, 'side rods provided at their upper ends with inwardlydirectedmembers pivotally tatablc rod and means for pivotally connecting theside rods with side members of the buggy-hood, said side rods being alsoprovided at their lower end with notches or recesses and hooks pivotallyconnected therewith, substantially as shown and described.

2. The herein-described supports for a' storm-curtain of a buggycomprising rotatable rods detachably connected with the front of the topof the hood of a buggy and provided With downwardly-directed endmembers, side rods provided at their upper ends with inwardly-directedmembers pivotally connected with the end members of the rotatable rods,means for pivotally connecting the side rods with the side members ofthe buggy-hood, said side rods being also provided at their lower endwith notches or recesses and hooks pivotally connected therewith, andspring-arms secured to the front of the body of the buggy and extendinglaterally in both directions, substantially as shown and described.

3. A storm-curtain for buggies consisting of two separate similar partsand means connecting the same with the hood ef a buggy, comprisingrotatable rods d detachably connected with the top of the hood of thebuggy, and provided with downwardly-curved end members, side rods hprovided at-their upper ends with inwardly-directed memberspivotallyconnected with the end members of the rods d and with means forconnecting them with the side members at their buggy-hood, said siderods being also provided at their lower ends with notches or recessesand with pivoted hooks, substantially as shown and described.

4. A storm-curtain for buggies consisting of two separate similar partsand means for connecting the same with the hood of the buggy, comprisingrotatable rods d detachably connected with the top of the hood of thebuggy, and provided with downwardlycurved end members, side rods hpivotally connected with the end members of the rods d and with meansfor connecting them with the side members of the buggy-hood, said siderods being also provided at their lower end with notches or recesses andwith pivoted hooks, and the front of the buggy being also provided withlaterally-directed springarms and said separate parts of thestormcurtain being provided with attaching-springs which are adapted tobe connected with said arms and with the side of the body of the buggy,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinvention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 11th day ofFebruary, 1902.

BERNARD S. D. S. MARTIN.

Witnesses:

MARY W. MARTIN, DOUGLAS M. HALL.

